I’ve been searching for a few good samples of Separation Agreements, but it sure hasn’t been easy.
My Divorce Lawyer is quick to point out that there are no Template Separation Agreements that he pulls out and gets you to fill in the blanks. But I imagine that every Family Law Attorney that deals with Separation and Divorce cases will keep copies of all the various Separation Agreements that they have helped other couples to compile.
Over the span of 5 to 10 years, I believe that they have likely been involved in virtually every major variation of Separation and Divorce situation, including splitting of assets, splitting of debts, child custody and child visitation rights, restraining orders, assualt charges,no fault divorces, and cases with a spouse who suffers from Borderline Personality Disorder who aggressively blames the target and engages in distortion campaigns to turn the children against the abused spouse.
Once a lawyer has created such a mass of treasure in various past separation agreements, I think they would create themselves a nice income stream to offer something like a Lego Sample Separation Agreement. This Lego Box of Separation Agreement Pieces could be a wonderful play-toy for the droves of 40-odd-year-olds who could move the pieces into a range of shapes and combinations to find the one that works best. This patchwork Sample Separation Agreement could then be taken to your personal Lawyer for review and tweaking – and would save hundreds and possibly thousands of dollars for the divorcing couple, while providing a very nice ongoing income stream for the entreprenurail retired Lawyer.
